Flatbottom Rails - Prices Increased - December 2022

As forewarned earlier this year, the latest supplies of rail have been subject to massive increases in the cost of raw material, production costs, and of the order quantities required by the mill.

Regrettably, but inevitably, this means prices for my 7mm scale flatbottom rails must now rise considerably. The new prices shown below will apply to all orders received after 1st December.
I know this is a big increase, but there are only two ways to achieve lower prices. One is to make no worthwhile profit, the other is to buy so much rail I'd never sell it in my lifetime.

I am told that further increases are likely in the near future due to the high cost of energy and the volatile market for nickel, but with stock levels now very good, I am hopeful that I will be able to maintain the prices listed here for quite some time.

Code C82/7 Code C100/7 Code C125/7 Code C143/7 Code C110/7CR

- to represent, in 7mm scale, prototype 40-45lb/yard rails - £25.50 per 25ft - to represent, in 7mm scale, prototype 60-70lb/yard rails - £27.50 per 25ft - to represent, in 7mm scale, prototype 80-100lb/yard rails - £29.50 per 25ft - to represent, in 7mm scale, prototype 109-113lb/yard rails - £31.00 per 25ft - NEW - available now - to represent, in 7mm scale, prototype 100-150lb/yard conductor rail - £32.50 per 25ft

Codes 82/7, 100/7 & 125/7	All our rail is made from top quality high-Ni nickel silver. Although a little more expensive than traditional ordinary 'yellow' nickel silver, our high-Ni provides a far more realistic, steel-like appearance. One pack of 25 feet contains 10 x 30" (762mm) lengths. Why 30" lengths? Years of trackbuilding experience indicates that there will be less waste from 'short' left-over pieces; it is also easier and safer to handle, and cheaper to post.	Conductor Rail C110/7CR

Mail orders are sent packed in a specially made thick-wall protective tube. Please note that when sending rail by post there is a separately applied postage and packing charge: a minimum of £8.00 in the UK, and subject to weight thereafter. This is normally sufficient to cover the cost of sending at least three packs of rail - if ordering a greater quantity, or from overseas, please ask for a postage quote.

7mm scale/0 gauge Conductor Rail
Ideal for modelling LSWR-SR-BR-Metropolitan-London Transport-Mersey Rail-NER etc. 3rd & 4th Rail

Since introducing our popular 7mm scale flatbottom rail sections, we have received frequent requests from customers wishing to model live rail electrified lines, all asking for accurate 7mm scale conductor rail. This posed something of a problem because, historically, 3rd & 4th rail systems have used a number of differing conductor rail sections, and it simply wasn't practical or economic to do more than one size. After much deliberation and careful design, we have produced a section which represents as closely as possible the most commonly used rails of 100lb, 106lb and 150lb/yard although it should be recognised that it is a little undersize for 150lb rail. Most importantly, we have been able to accurately replicate the distinctive wide head and foot forms which are such a striking visual feature of this type of rail.

Head width: 1.92mm (0.075") Foot width:  3.20mm (0.125") Rail height:  2.77mm (0.110") C110/7CR - to represent, in 7mm scale, prototype 100-150lb/yard conductor rail - £32.50 per 25ft Each pack of 25 feet contains 10 x 30" (762mm) lengths in high-Ni nickel silver.

Although a little more expensive than traditional ordinary 'yellow' nickel silver, our high-Ni provides a far more realistic, steel-like appearance. Mail orders are sent packed in a specially made thick-wall protective tube. Please note that when sending rail by post there is a separately applied postage and packing charge: a minimum of £8.00 in the UK, and subject to weight thereafter. This is normally sufficient to cover the cost of sending at least three packs of rail - if ordering a greater quantity, or from overseas, please ask for a postage quote.